Betty Smith Quotes


Intolerance is a thing that causes war, pogroms, crucifixions, lynchings, and makes people cruel to little children and each other. It is responsible for most of the viciousness, violence, terror, and heart and soul breaking of the world.


Citations

Smith, Betty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Harper & Brothers, 1943.

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Betty Smith
Betty Smith
  • Born: December 15, 1896
  • Died: January 17, 1972
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Betty Smith was an American author. She is best known for her 1943 bestselling book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.